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to give an oral or written account of in some detail
a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan
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Recent Examples of recount
Sharareh Drury, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Upon his return Friday, Van Hollen recounted his tearful exchange with Abrego Garcia while saying he’d been moved to another prison with better conditions.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Lucille Sherman, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
The decision could unseat Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs, who led Griffin by just 734 votes after two recounts in a race that saw over 5.5 million ballots cast.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
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LuPone’s costar at the time, Michael Urie, recounted the incident on New York Live.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Upon his return Friday, Van Hollen recounted his tearful exchange with Abrego Garcia while saying he’d been moved to another prison with better conditions.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
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State of play: Two recounts have confirmed that Griffin trails Riggs by 734 votes.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
The decision could unseat Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs, who led Griffin by just 734 votes after two recounts in a race that saw over 5.5 million ballots cast.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
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President Trump describes his administration's sweeping new tariffs on other countries as a tool for accomplishing a range of key economic goals, including reviving U.S. manufacturing.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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Kam Zinsser, an agent with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Senter Realtors, describes luxury flooring options as costly and unnecessary.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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But given the amount of talent left off this card, an 11th Tag Team Title reign for the New Day is yet another impressive feat in their Hall of Fame careers.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The City continues to lower the tax burden on residents and needs to flip the amount of property tax reliance from residential properties to commercial properties.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Fast-forward to today, and the experts now tell us students may ...—
James V. Shuls,
National Review,
20 Apr. 2025
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Selected as an astronaut in 2013, McClain has spent a prior total of 13 hours and 8 minutes conducting two spacewalks – both occurring on her first 204-day spaceflight between 2018 and 2019.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Nikola Jokić had a deflating seven giveaways in the Nuggets’ Game 2 loss, but he’s tallied just six total in his last three games.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Turnbull's dad, Alex Turnbull, co-directed a 2011 documentary on his father William called Beyond Time, which was narrated by Jude Law.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The two-part special is narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, whose company Wells Street Films, co-produced with Jigsaw Productions.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2025
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The announcement of a ceasefire by various actors in the country is a sign of hope for the whole of Myanmar.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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While wind energy projects have faced fierce opposition in several counties — anti-wind advocates often rely on misinformation to argue that turbines harm wildlife and threaten human health — the industry is popular on the whole.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
22 Apr. 2025
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The film, which chronicles prosecutors’ controversial 2023 raid on an online news outlet amid a defamation dustup with then-President Yoon Suk Yeol,, has grossed $276,864 since its midweek opening.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Eventually, the narrative switches focus from Agnes to the little lord and his wife before changing again to chronicle the life of Tristan, the little lord’s own son.—
Gabino Iglesias,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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According to news reports, activist investor David Hoffmann is also under contract on a separate Naples estate for an undisclosed sum north of $100 million.—
Peter Lane Taylor,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The following summer, Spurs paid sizeable sums for Richarlison and Yves Bissouma and completed the deal to sign Cristian Romero after a season-long loan.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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